British pop artist Gary Barlow was born on January 20, 1971, in Frodsham,
England, and rose to fame during the 1990s as the frontman and chief songwriter
of the multi-platinum boy band Take That. Wildly successful in the UK, Take That
scored a string of Number 1 hits — including "Back for Good," "Pray," and
"Baby," all of which were written by Barlow — before splitting up in 1996.
Barlow immediately launched a solo career, releasing Open Road in 1997 and
Twelve Months, Eleven Days in 1999. He then retreated from the public eye for
several years, only to reemerge with a reunited T...